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And somehow, someway--over the next few days, our plans click into place.
We find an apartment in a small town near Lansing.
I sign a fuckingcontract, ending all the speculation over which team will take me. I took a shitty deal for the sake of staying with Birdie...but we'll last.
And she gets a job of her own at the local paper in our new town, Willow Ridge.
We lie in bed together one night a week later, my arm around her and my fingers grazing over the soft skin of her shoulder. She looks over at me in the moonlight, her wild blonde hair tumbling over the pillow and my bicep.
I love her so fucking much.
I can'tbelievethis is happening and I'm scared shitless.
But I love her.
"We're doing this," she says quietly, twining her fingers with mine.
"Do you regret it?"
She blinks slowly as my hands wander down her torso, gliding across her curves. The honeymoon period is going to fade--I know that--but I just don't care.
"No," she says. "I don't regret it. I just know that...this is important. And if our jobs were getting in the way, we needed to make a change."
I nod in agreement, my heart swelling with affection for her. "I'll always choose you, Birdie. No matter what."
She snuggles closer to me, resting her head on my chest. "I know," she murmurs. "And I'll always choose you too. From the first time I ever saw you, I think I knew that."
I stroke her hair, feeling perfectly satisfied. But then a thought crosses my mind, one that I'm hesitant to voice.
"You're going to miss your family, though, right?" I ask.
She bites her lip. "I've always been...well, inflight, as silly as that sounds. We can come home for holidays, right?"
"Of course," I say. My parents passed years ago--and I don't have any family left in Fern Hollow to speak of, but I'm sure we'll come back.
I lean down to kiss her forehead, feeling a sense of contentment wash over me. Birdie was the one constant in my life, and I was going to do everything in my power to make sure she was happy. But as we lay there, tangled up in each other, a sudden realization hits me hard.
"What if I can't give you what you want?" I ask, my voice thick with emotion.
Birdie sits up, looking down at me with a furrowed brow. "What do you mean?"
"I mean...what if I can't give you the kids you want?" I say. "I know it's been all fun and games so far, but..."
She rolls on top of me, cupping my face in her hands. "Johnny...if you can't get me pregnant, we'll have a hell of a lot of fun trying. I'm not worried about it?"
"You're not?"
"No," she laughs, kissing me softly. "You're the adventure, Playfair. The kids are just a bonus."
I smile up at her, feeling grateful for her understanding and reassurance. "You know, I could get used to this," I say as I pull her close to me.
She grins mischievously. "Oh, you mean being with me, or the idea of having kids?"
I chuckle. "Both, actually."
We lie there in silence for a moment, just enjoying the feel of each other's bodies intertwined. I can feel her heart beating against mine, and it's a comforting rhythm.
"You know, there's one more thing we need to do," Birdie says suddenly, breaking the silence.
